Barossa Valley - Tanunda part two

 

The original Tanunda Hotel was built between 1845-1846 and was granted a licence in 1847. The hotel was rebuilt between 1905-1910. Additions to the hotel in 1945 caused it to almost double in size. We enjoyed two meals at the hotel while we were in Tanunda.

Across the road from the hotel is Four Seasons of Nosh, a cafe at the end of the old flour mill building. We enjoyed lunch there one day. I had a feta and pumpkin tart while Robin enjoyed a poached egg with salmon. However, when we returned another day they were closing early.

Many older shops line Murray Street.

Another cafe in Tanunda is Hustle.

Robin had a birthday when we were in Tanunda so we chose to have dinner that night at a restaurant named Knead. We began the meal with a serve of Sourdough with Parmesan oil. Robin then had rigatoni duck ragu while I had I had papardelle with mushrooms. To end the meal Robin had banana cake with chocolate sorbet, salted caramel and roasted macadamias while I had crème brulee with pistachio biscotti. We enjoyed this special meal.

In another converted stone building is The Raven's Parlour bookstore which has a large collection of books for sale. We purchased a book on the history of the Barossa Valley.

The Barossa Museum is open two days a week - Monday and Friday afternoons.

The building was formerly the post office and telegraph office built in 1866. The building has been used as a museum since 1972.

The Barossa Regional Gallery has been housed in the former Tanunda Soldiers Memorial Hall since 2003. Additions are about to be made to the building to expand the size of the gallery and allow for art and craft workshops.

A major feature of the gallery is the restored Hill & Son Grand Organ built in 1877 in London and installed in the Adelaide Town Hall. In 1998 it was decided that the organ would be installed in the memorial hall and the restoration project taking fifteen years was undertaken.

Photographs of soldiers from the region who died during war plus the Tanunda Roll of Honour are displayed on one wall.

A new updated version of The Barossa Cookery Book has been recently complied and in the galley was a display depicting some of the recipes in the book. A selection of the recipes from the original book have been used along with information about the lives of the women who submitted the chosen recipes.

The book therefore provides a social history of the region as well as a selection of updated recipes ideal for meals today.

Our final team get together was a dinner at The Clubhouse. It was a friendly way to end the cricket carnival.

Back in the main street is a shop selling a range of old-style sweets. We had to purchase a selection for the family.

In the main street is a small park with a rotunda.

On our last day in Tanunda we returned to Beans and Cream for lunch. After visiting the Art Gallery we returned for an ice cream.